Carol Markwell (4 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of the first writers to speak with an authentic New Zealand voice, Blanche Edith Baughan (1870-1958) was known as a poet and local travel writer. Enough Horizon tells Blanche's story, her successes and her struggles: a troubled upbringing with a mentally ill mother in London, and her emigration to New Zealand in 1900, where she embraced the freedom it gave her to write and think and enjoy the wilderness she grew to love.It was here, particularly in her beloved Akaroa, that Blanche's writing and interests in the environment and her advocacy for the vulnerable in society flourished. She was a botanist, conservationist, humanitarian and prison reformer, who strove for the effective and humane treatment of prisoners. Blanche met and corresponded with leading writers, thinkers and scientists of her day, including John Ruskin, and poets Jessie Mackay and Ursula Bethell.Carol Markwell's thoughtful and meticulous biography of this unique and complex woman is a tour de force. Long-awaited biography of one of NZs first women poets and travel writers also a prison reformer, humanitarian, botanist and conservationist. One of the first writers with an authentic NZ voice. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: New. Blanche Edith Baughan (1870-1958) Was One Of New Zealand's First Poets And Travel Writers - Her Poems Were Praised For Their New Zealand Vernacular And Her Travel Writing Introduced People Here And Overseas To Our Walks And Wilderness Areas. Born In England, Blanche Emigrated To New Zealand In 1900, Settling In Sumner And Banks Peninsula, Where She Embraced The Freedom To Write And Think, And Formed Friendships With Poets Jessie Mackay And Ursula Bethell. It Was Here That Blanche's Interest In The Environment And Her Advocacy For The Vulnerable In Society Flourished. She Became A Botanist, Conservationist And Prison Reformer, Known For Her Fierce Correspondence In Defence Of Her Causes--back Cover. 324 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of the first writers to speak with an authentic New Zealand voice, Blanche Edith Baughan (1870-1958) was known as a poet and local travel writer. Enough Horizon tells Blanche's story, her successes and her struggles: a troubled upbringing with a mentally ill mother in London, and her emigration to New Zealand in 1900, where she embraced the freedom it gave her to write and think and enjoy the wilderness she grew to love.It was here, particularly in her beloved Akaroa, that Blanche's writing and interests in the environment and her advocacy for the vulnerable in society flourished. She was a botanist, conservationist, humanitarian and prison reformer, who strove for the effective and humane treatment of prisoners. Blanche met and corresponded with leading writers, thinkers and scientists of her day, including John Ruskin, and poets Jessie Mackay and Ursula Bethell.Carol Markwell's thoughtful and meticulous biography of this unique and complex woman is a tour de force. Long-awaited biography of one of NZs first women poets and travel writers also a prison reformer, humanitarian, botanist and conservationist. One of the first writers with an authentic NZ voice. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.